EOCEP English 2 Writing Component

Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the extended-response portion of the EOCEP for English 2 will be a Text-Dependent Writing (or TDW) item. This type of item requires that students read a passage(s) and respond to a task while drawing upon the text(s) for their written responses. Students in English 2 will receive and respond to either an argumentative TDW item or an informative TDW item.

Embedded within the TDW item is a mode-specific writer’s checklist. The embedded writer’s checklist will be available for students testing online and on paper. Students can use the embedded writer’s checklist to help them plan, write, and proofread their response, as well as scratch paper on which to write a rough draft of their TDW response.

The English 2 TDW item is scored with a two-trait holistic rubric. Trait one has a point range of 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest). Trait two has a point range of 0 (lowest) to 2 (highest). The maximum number of total points is 6.

Text-Dependent Writing Rubrics

The South Carolina EOCEP Text-Dependent Writing Scoring Guidelines, or TDW Rubrics, are listed below.

Text-Dependent Writing Writer's Checklist

Translated checklists can be found on the Parent Resources page.

Text-Dependent Writing Professional Learning

In order to provide equitable access across the entire state, all professional learning opportunities related to the Text-Dependent Writing item will be housed in this section. New recordings, documents, and other resources will be posted as they are available.

TDW-related professional learning.
Argumentative Writing and the Argumentative TDW Item for Grades 6-English 2 (Part 2a)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on the argumentative writing process and the argumentative TDW item on SC READY and the EOCEP for English 2. This is recording three in a series of four.
Informative Writing and the Informative TDW Item for Grades 6-English 2 (Part 2b)	This recording is designed for ELA teachers from grade 6 through English 2, focusing on the informative writing process and the informative TDW item on SC READY and the EOCEP for English 2. This is recording four in a series of four.
Using the EOCEP English 2 Assessment Specifications for Teachers Webinar	This video walks participants through the 2024 ELA Assessment Specifications for Teachers documents (see section below) and provides suggestions on how teachers may use the documents as part of classroom instruction and assessment.
EOCEP for English 2 Text-Dependent Writing Webinar	This video explains many of the scored, annotated student responses in the EOCEP for English 2 Text-Dependent Writing (to Persuade) Sample Item document. Teachers are also provided with instructional insights related to the argumentative writing process. A color-coded student response document accompanies this video and should be available when watching the session.
Transitioning from Text-Dependent Analysis to Text-Dependent Writing Webinar	This webinar describes the changes associated with the transition from Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) to Text-Dependent Writing (TDW) on the South Carolina ELA state summative assessments SC READY and EOCEP.
Online Tools Training (OTT)	The OTT allows students and teachers to practice interacting with the online testing platform. We highly encourage all teachers and students to practice using the OTT before testing.

NEW Sample Text-Dependent Writing Items

We highly encourage teachers to access the EOCEP English 2 Online Tools Training (OTT) to review sample items aligned to the 2024 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready English Language Arts Standards.